The American Mind Podcast

The American Mind Podcast

The Claremont Institute

Episodes 447
Avg. Duration 58m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (1,220)
Since Feb 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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The American Mind Podcast uncovers the ideas and principles that drive American political life. The hosts engage Claremont scholars and critics in thought-provoking discussions about the real causes of our current political and cultural reality.

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Aliens in America

Jun 11, 2026 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comPresident Trump ordered the public release of images that may depict alien starcraft last month, prompting…

America's Privileged Class – The Press, Libel, and Defamation

Jun 10, 2026 1h 3m

Having departed from the founders' understanding of libel, the American Court of today declines to protect the reputation of public figures—a gap that has been abused by the press to run unfounded…

Tolkien-Pilled

Jun 04, 2026 6m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comPope Leo XIV, in his first encyclical, dropped a quote from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Gandalf. Inspired, Ryan…

The Truth about Derek Chauvin

Jun 03, 2026 1h

We all know the story: officer Derek Chauvin was making an arrest in the summer of 2020 when he supposedly killed George Floyd—and became a national hate object. This week, former federal prosecutor…

The Price of Drone Warfare

May 28, 2026 6m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comThe landscape of battle in the last decade has drastically shifted in favor of drone warfare. In Iran and…

Babel Bots

May 27, 2026 1h 3m

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV addressed the prospects of AI, warning against the enduring perils of Babel. Does he have a good alternative, or just an array of managerial, transnational…

Is the AI Backlash Here?

May 21, 2026 4m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comA just-released Pew Research poll revealed that a majority of Americans are concerned about the exploits…

America 250: Go Big or Go Home ft. Matthew Mehan

May 20, 2026 59m

Associate Dean of Hillsdale’s graduate school of government Matthew Mehan joins the guys to discuss his latest work, The American Book of Fables. It’s a richly illustrated tour through the nation’s…

Homer’s Odyssey and Nolan’s Oddity

May 14, 2026 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comThe Odyssey: Homer’s epic tale of a man’s harrowing return home from war. Today, the object of…

Pratt Boy Summer

May 13, 2026 58m

Spencer Pratt, formerly a reality television star on MTV’s The Hills, has entered Los Angeles’s mayoral race as a Republican to challenge incumbent Karen Bass. His campaign’s satirical ads depict…

The Wilting Ivies

May 07, 2026 4m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comAs institutes of higher learning lose public trust, a Yale committee has issued several recommendations…

Callooh, Callais

May 06, 2026 1h 2m

In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court has effectively declared it unconstitutional for legislatures to gerrymander based on race. This week, the guys unravel the convoluted history of how we got to…

A Rebirth of Faith?

Apr 30, 2026 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comIn a new Gallup poll, the number of young men who consider religion “very important” rose dramatically (up…

The Piker Pill

Apr 29, 2026 46m

Over the weekend, a California man bolted past security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, wielding two firearms and a knife. The suspect was operating under a dangerous and widespread notion…

Trump v. Slaughter Part III: Creating Monsters to Destroy

Apr 23, 2026 7m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comIn anticipation of an eventual Trump v. Slaughter ruling, Spencer and Ryan follow up last week’s special…

Cloak and Docket

Apr 22, 2026 46m

In a dramatic leak, The New York Times has published seven private memos from a 2016 exchange between Supreme Court Justices leading up to the now-famous interim order that blocked President Obama's…

Trump v. Slaughter Part II: Look at Me, I am the Government Now

Apr 16, 2026 7m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comIn this installment of our Trump v. Slaughter mini-series, Spencer and Ryan get to the heart of the Trump…

Chimping Out

Apr 15, 2026 40m

For the second time in recorded primatology, a civil war has been observed between chimpanzees. This week, the guys get a little philosophical about the unique status of mankind as a political animal…

The Administrative State in the Slaughterhouse, Part I

Apr 09, 2026 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comHost Spencer Klavan and Claremont president Ryan Williams kick off a new series on Trump v. Slaughter, a…

Genocide or Hyperbole?

Apr 09, 2026 42m

Over Easter weekend, as the Iran War approached its sixth week, Trump reissued his ultimatum to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz or face complete destruction. This week, the guys take some guesses at…

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